Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-26
JACOBP. ANGNEY CRoas.EXAMuNED
Proceedings In the Criminal Court To-
day.

JACOBP. ANGNEYcn oSs-ExAMuNED.
proceedings In the CriuainAl Court Ts-
day.
The trial OF Jacob p. Angney, for assault ana
battery with intent to kill ]. II. wiimott and T. r.
Turnbull, November 25 lsse, was resumed IN the
Criminal Court to-day. Mr.. Cnnk stated that he
was ooligen to return to Michigan and sever his
connection with the case.
Mr.. Angney resumed the stand and stated that
the course he took In Michigan was on the advice
OF counsel and he corroborated the statements OF
OF Deputy Marshal Galloway AS to his arrest In
the sleeping car, when he denied that his name
MT. worthington cross-exarnined the witness.
who said that he WAS last here during the Garfield
inauguration with his commandery: saw wilmott
at another time when he tried to get his wife and
children TO return TO him, but did not see them.
During his visit when GARFIELD was inaugurated
he sent letter to his wife and TO Wllmott, but
got no answers.
Witness described his travels during the rfteen
IN M S me was absent s from his family He was
there named Mary Wilmott and remembers going
before magistrate there.
count OF the girl, that the facts should not come
out.
The district attorney insisted.
rue CHARGE OF BIGAMY
The witness said 1t was a shame that the facts
should be asked for gentlemen OF the Jury he
went on, .at has been said that have Committed
bigamy, but such is not the case
The district attorney insisted that he should
tell what took place nj the magistrates Office.
Witness related that he went TO the justices
that he then told the squire that he had wife and
children in Columbia, and he paid $50. After ne
left there, he went to western Pennsylvania and
proposed TO come back, but WAS warned not 10
come for Wilmott would shoot him. Witness then
went to Buffalo. to Toronto to Canada and then
to Detroit where he remained TN August, 1854,
and then went TO London and Paris; returned in
September, 1886. and went back TO Detroit Wit
ness did not know that his bail-bond had been for
lected. Witness had secured his bondsman, Mr.
DeGrummond, possibly by transferring him stock
IN tne dsie0rGm,M Herald daily paper he was In
when he went to Detroit
m WAS HARRrKD Last yuLI.
witness did not send Rambo money to get him
q divorce from his wife.
witness, after the dificulty in 1879 drank with
Wilmott the next day. Witness and his wife
year. Thinks that he was to give up all his prop
erty. When Mrs. Angney was here with wilmott
he wrote her every day, but she failed 70 get the
letters. HIS furniture was shipped from Cham
befshurg to Washington. He denied that he had
received any money rom his wife, or that she
was worth s15, 600 or $1,000 In her own right
On the day OF the shooting he got here very early
In the morning. or gclock-his object being to
obtain retraction Of the letters written to his
saviiIe's After stating what he aid that day.
witness stated that the pistol was In his vaise; ne
had had 1t about month. He had the letters
with him when he went to Wilm0tts and stopped
In Hellers store; don't remember who was there,
but had conversation with Heller. Witness
could not say that he had made a statement to
any OF the reporters. He was shown q slip CON-
tanning an alleged interview. which he said he
could not identity with any interview he had. He
took the pistol to protect himself should there be
any necessity. After the conversation with Heller
Ne began to be impressed that wilmott was bad
man, and thought to be prepared should wilmott
Witness thought he was In danger when he fred
and Hired to protect himself.
Fillmore Beall, one OF the counsel testified that
hotel ana procured the papers and vaiiss. The
stains Were TO his mind those OF blood.
Mr. smith said that they had word from an i'm
would be here tonight, and suggested that they
Would Ike tS have his testimony before closing.
Inc GoverMnent agreed that the testimony OF
oIils wi'hes c"uid oe taken at any time before the
''G The governmkns recalled Mr. w,,most in g.
but1al ana ne esahed denying the threats Inn
Kansas he receiveS a letter from party there
had answered; this Mes the only letter he wrote
letters from Angney being kept from his
day. wtSsss ~" Che or 5srse
ton OF Angney and hiA wife; WAS present
when the argument was made, and when Mrs. A.
telling her that she knew her own business bsst
District Eovsrnment Afenirs.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Rntwsle a. follows:
Geo. Smith, to erect frame dwelling, $500, on
Meridian Hill; M. j. Darwin. to erect brick
west; Geo. f. Rider, to alter No. 4e1 New jersey
avenue, 81 600; Dr. Baker to alter No 1918 C0fco.
ran street northwest, $50; A. \. Aeeker, TO altei
LochbOehler, to alter No. GIL L street northwest
sl50; c: r Wright to alter house ON Howard
Mr.. Clarence w. DE Knight has been appointed
a 81 200 clerk In the engineer department. and de-
sgnated TO act as stenograpner ana typewriter
tary for Senator German OF Maryland.
j. B. johnson and others have peutioned the
prtion for suburban sewage in constructing 4
sewer In the It'll street road, from Government
to the OF the hill north OF sumner street
John +. Norton and George w. Hemphin have
been appointed additional privates OF the police
force without compensation therefor from the Dis
trict.
The second half of the tax for the year ending
June 30 1887, becomes due and payable on the
first day OF May next.
Capt. Eugene grimm, OF the Engineer Depart
the National Drill in regard to the care Of the
streets in the vicinity OF the drill ground.
Steam engineers should notice the Following
paragraph:
Under the act OF Congress approved February
%, 1887, the Commissioners have made an order
directing all persons in charge OF steam plant in
the District to make application between and b
O'Clock y. m. at the District headquarters for ex-
animation and license, not later than April ~,
after which time their employment Will be unlaw.
full unless application has been made.
Mrs +. X. wallace, who owns the house No. 104
Indiana avenue, has offered to rent 1t TO the Com
misSiOners IL adJOtns the new District building.
Sales OF Real Estate.
Emelie NJ. Darnelle has bought for $4,000, OF
John Addison, sub. lots "a to %, square 100 'front.'
ing on NJ street, between both and 21st
streets, LIT by 100 feet. Mary Brown has
bought OF ID. L. Morrison, for $3.50, SUBJ lot IA,
4th streets A. A. Thomas has sold to Harry
Sharpless i've lots in Columbia Heights for s, go
w. II. Payne has bought for $40, 600, OF K B. War
der, lot IA, square So, fronting 20 feet on New
Hampshire avenue, between Washington Circle
and L street. Meta Eichstadt has bought for
100 feet on 11th street, between and north
west. Margaret Wright has bought OF Eliza Barry.
for $500 SUBJ lot %, square pa 81 by 100 feet On
14th street, between w and Boundary.
Annie p. Schloss ct al have bought for S17,14O
OF Rudolph GOldSchmid lots I, 16, IL and ID In 50.
712, 13 $50 feet fronting lbs feet on lst, between
L and NJ northwest, and sub 43 In the same square
on COlfax street, between and n, 1857 By 134.7 20
feet.
j. j. Reynolds has bought Of Thomas Sheridan,
for g. 100 sub lot g. square 276 18x40 On 18th
street, between and streets
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